GT squad in IPL 2025: Gujarat Titans made a big impact on the first day of IPL 2025 auction, signing nine players, with England captain Jos Buttler emerging as their costliest acquisition.

KKR IPL 2025 Squad: Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora (Rs. 1.80 crore), Venkatesh Iyer (Rs. 23.75 crore), Mayank Markande (Rs. 30 lakh), Quinton de Kock (Rs. 3.60 crore), Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Rs. 3 crore), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Rs. 2 crore), Anrich Nortje (Rs. 6.50 crore).

On Day 1 (Sunday), a total of 84 players went under the hammer, with franchises spending Rs 467.95 crore on 72 players.

In an intense bidding war, Pant was signed by LSG for an incredible sum of INR 27 crore at the auction going on in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah. The record amount saw Pant become the highest paid player in IPL history. The Super Giants had parted ways with KL Rahul ahead of the auction but had kept some big names.

Will there be a 25-crore buy? Following the record bids at the IPL 2024 mini auction by KKR and SRH to buy the Australian pair of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins respectively, ther

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant pipped Shreyas Iyer ( ₹26.75 crore) to become the costliest buy in Indian Premier League's (IPL) history with a ₹27 crore pay cheque from Lucknow Super Giants, while Venkatesh Iyer was the surprise show-stopper as he was bought back for ₹23.

Rishabh Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 27 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, marking a new chapter after his release by Delhi Capitals and a strong comeback in IPL 2024.

Rishabh Pant has become the most expensive buys in the history of Indian Premier League. LSG broke bank to grab him for a whopping Rs 27 crore.

Day 1 of the IPL Mega Auction has arrived at long last and some of the biggest faces of the league will be up for grabs in Riyadh. Follow live updates of the first day of the mega-auction right here.